Paperless by December? Ctg port must get the transition right
7 HOUR(s)
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Opinion
Development cannot come at the cost of human lives
3 HOUR(s)
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Views
How long can farmers keep producing as costs keep rising?
6 HOUR(s)
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Views
Rare wildlife found in Inani puts our conservation efforts to the test
4 HOUR(s)
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Views
What teachers need beyond recognition
3 October 2026
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Opinion
Seeking justice should not become a burden for abuse survivors
3 October 2026
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Opinion
To end learning poverty, we must embrace global assessments
3 October 2026
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Views
Time to prioritise the mental well-being of journalists
3 October 2026
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Opinion
Time for a comprehensive law to regulate unhealthy foods
2 October 2026
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Views
We need smarter networks for a more connected Bangladesh
2 October 2026
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Views
The alterations we need in our Election Commission
Elections are of paramount importance to a country’s quality of democratic governance.
1 September 2024
The urgent path out of Bangladesh’s current fragility
Having analysed the drivers of democratic transitions in the context of Bangladesh, on balance, we may still be on track to beat the odds.
1 September 2024
Fall of a titan: Looking for the economic tinderbox
Despite the youth-driven upheaval, the key drivers of the economy remain very much intact and ready to take the economy to new heights.
1 September 2024
The Bangla Spring: An opportunity to recalibrate the country’s audit regulatory architecture
All these troubled banks were externally audited, and received clean chits. Yet, we see very little discussion regarding such audit failures.
31 August 2024
Why should Bangladesh have Sundarbans biosphere reserve?
Bangladesh does not have any of the 748 biosphere reserves spread all over the world.
31 August 2024
‘July victims are entitled to truth and justice’
The last thing we want is for the process of justice to be derailed
31 August 2024
It is time to reform the publishing sector
In the past regime, there was investment in books that only served a certain coterie, championing a certain narrative.
31 August 2024
When teachers become targets: Lessons from Emperor Alamgir
How do you process the nationwide humiliation of teachers?
31 August 2024
Is forcing our educators to resign the right way to go?
While demanding justice for those guilty of such wrongdoing is fair, being affiliated with a political party alone shouldn’t warrant such claims.
30 August 2024
The invisible prisoners of state
The current government must also identify those who have been killed during their disappearances.
30 August 2024
'Let my blood bring peace to the sacred soil of Bengal'
If it had not been for the student’s uprising, the heaviness of the pain for many in a similar situation would not have been relieved.
30 August 2024
The interim government must not fail
We now have another opportunity to get things right and the challenge is to manage aspirations and expectations.
30 August 2024
'We want you to die. We won’t have to kill you then.'
Never did I imagine that I would be a victim of enforced disappearance one day.
30 August 2024
How could we have descended to such depravity?
Extrajudicial killings and disappearances should never reappear
29 August 2024
Rickshaw pullers’ demands and our entrenched classism
Rickshaw pullers were labelled as opportunists who were simply following the trend of making demands.
29 August 2024
We must be bold with health sector reforms
While we have made significant achievements, complacency cannot be allowed
29 August 2024
The necessity for substantive police reform
For police reform to be substantive, the first order of business should be the enactment of a new Police Act
29 August 2024
Bangladesh’s Rawalpindi Test win provides some much-needed room for reflection
We can have a national cricket team who can do it all. The win in Rawalpindi is an indication of it.
29 August 2024
Transitions, coins, and lenses
Business associations have been subjected to an endless game of masquerade where garlands, pictures and faces changed with the direction of the political wind.
29 August 2024
DU must lead by example in abolishing partisan politics
The university should abandon all party-based politics through a policy and define the scope of student politics
28 August 2024